H.R. 5343 — Reported in Senate

II Calendar No. 550 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5343 [Report No. 117–199] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 16, 2022Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act. 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Caseworker Accountability Act. 2. Report on staff turnover Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the turnover rate for case management personnel of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) the average and median length of employment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the personnel described in paragraph (1); (4) the number of personnel of the Agency that is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return to such personnel’s full time assignment after a disaster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel; and (5) the average time and median length of the rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) and how often rotations and reassignment of personnel occur for each disaster recovery position and function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, temporary, and contract personnel. November 16, 2022Reported with an amendment